{"product_id":"9781529083231-fell","title":"The Fell","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fell\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel for our times – the story of a woman in quarantine who can’t take it any more and goes hill-walking at dusk .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Moss is back with a sharply observed and darkly funny novel for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tense page turner . I gulped \u003ci\u003eThe Fell\u003c\/i\u003e down in one sitting' - Emma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, thoughtful and revelatory' – Paula Hawkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year' - Rachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her work is as close to perfect as a novelist’s can be' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips out of her garden gate and turns up the hill. Kate is in the middle of a two-week quarantine period, but she just can’t take it any more – the closeness of the air in her small house, the confinement. And anyway, the moor will be deserted at this time. Nobody need ever know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Kate’s neighbour Alice sees her leaving and Matt, Kate’s son, soon realizes she’s missing. And Kate, who planned only a quick solitary walk – a breath of open air – falls and badly injures herself. What began as a furtive walk has turned into a mountain rescue operation .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnbearably suspenseful, witty and wise, \u003ci\u003eThe Fell\u003c\/i\u003e asks probing questions about the place the world has become since March 2020, and the place it was before. This novel is a story about compassion and kindness and what we must do to survive, and it will move you to tears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of our very best contemporary novelists’ – \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41696390447201,"sku":"9781529083231","price":11.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28276566.jpg?v=1745822461","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529083231-fell","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}